Whoah, I was thinking of upgrading to XP Pro (I get it free from uni
) from Win2K. I think I'll wait for a while as I'm not prepared to reinstall 15GB of stuff on my HD. I'm happy with 2K as it has NEVER yet crashed on me. [img]smile.gif[/img]
I agree with the above post....no offense intended, but I don't like it when people just grumble and moan about general problems that randomly appear and disappear....they should do some research and try to UNDERSTAND the problem...that's what I try to do .....I don't mean this to brag or anything, just to prove a point: I've never had to call any technical helplines in my life and I've always got every piece of hardware and software working that I wanted to, in my life...it just takes a bit of patience and a bit of research [img]smile.gif[/img]
Sorry I can't give any specific info on XP but I haven't used it yet. The in-depth reviews I have read give favourable conclusions although yes it is more resource-hungry and there are a few annoying features like Product Activation that they have introduced.
Oh and Mem, why do you use BlackIce when XP comes with a built-in firewall?
Finally, although Dell might supply drivers, they are the most basic ones usually and you should always go to the manufacturer's site to get the latest and best drivers.